Samuel Bannister

1 week ago | teamtalk.com | Samuel Bannister

Real Madrid are now in the Xabi Alonso era and they have already been making some eye-catching changes to the squad he inherited from Carlo Ancelotti. Former Real Madrid midfielder Alonso returned to the club this summer as their new head coach following a successful stint with Bayer Leverkusen and after Ancelotti vacated his position to take the Brazil national team job. It’s the dawn of a new era for Los Blancos and their transfer activity is already showing it.

1 week ago | teamtalk.com | Samuel Bannister

Leeds United are back in the Premier League for the 2025-26 season and are working on getting their squad up to standard ahead of the challenge. It was second time lucky for Leeds in their attempt to get back in the top flight after their relegation in 2023. Daniel Farke is now ready for another crack at the Premier League, but as with any promoted side, just sticking with what he already had likely wouldn’t be enough.

1 week ago | giallorossiyorkshire.com | Samuel Bannister

Florent Ghisolfi’s time as technical director at Roma lasted only a year, but a high amount of transition was crammed into that period. When Ghisolfi got to work as the successor to Tiago Pinto, he was tasked with helping Roma build up their new project under Daniele De Rossi. As it happened, that project only lasted four more games. The summer transfer window that preceded the 2024-25 season saw Roma welcome enough new players to make an entire lineup, not that it ever happened.

1 week ago | teamtalk.com | Samuel Bannister

Arsenal have a big summer in store as they look to finally go one better than their three successive runners-up finishes in the Premier League. Established as regular title challengers but still waiting to get their hands on the trophy they desire, Arsenal will be making use of the summer transfer window to make sure their squad is up to scratch.

1 week ago | teamtalk.com | Samuel Bannister

It’s a new era at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the appointment of Thomas Frank as the replacement for Ange Postecoglou – and work is underway to make the squad more suitable for him. Postecoglou led Spurs to their first trophy since 2008 by winning the Europa League last season, but their disappointing finish in the Premier League table cost him his job. Now, former Brentford boss Frank has taken up the reins ahead of their return to Champions League football.